Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2000Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016

§ 379.3 Records required to be retained.

Current wording, first on file in the 1998 annual edition.

govinfo, 1999 edition ↗

Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1999 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1999 and Sept. 30, 2000 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

49 CFR § 379.3 — Records required to be retained.. Text in force on September 30, 2000. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to present. Source: govinfo, 1999 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1999-title49-vol4/CFR-1999-title49-vol4-sec379-3. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/379.3?asof=2000-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Companies subject to this part shall retain records for the minimum retention periods provided in appendix A to this part. After the required retention periods, the records may be destroyed at the discretion of each company's management. It shall be the obligation of the subject company to maintain records that adequately support financial and operational data required by the Secretary. The company may request a ruling from the Secretary on the retention of any record. The provisions of this part shall not be construed as excusing compliance with the lawful requirements of any other governmental body prescribing longer retention periods for any category of records.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1998

Oct. 1, 1998 → presentannual editions 1998–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.